Railway car side door construction



Aug. 22, 1933. GlLPlN 1,923,783

RAILWAY CAR SIDE DOOR CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 19, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l fzwenio g- 1933- G. 5. GILPIN RAILWAY CAR SIDE DOOR CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 19, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m w M y A, MM

2 w y n n Y. m 5 6 m r v 0 0 9 PW 4 0 I 7 4 3 2 m J F 5 w T. a M R 1i T- T--,T-lW1s i at'entecl Aug- 22, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlQ Zf way Metal Products Company, Chicago, 11., a;

Corporation of Delaware Application November 153, H28 Serial No. 32 1349 6 Claims.

The invention relates to a double door contruction for railway be or house cars, particuarly cars -for carrying automobiles, aeroplanes -nd similar freight.

The A. R. A. standar box car has a side door opening six feet in width but as it is impossible to load certain classes of lading, such as auto-' es, aeroplanes, fire engines, automotive uclis and the like through such a space, larger openings (usually about ten or twelve feet in width) are provided in some cars, which are called automobile cars, although they may be ised on some occasions to handle other kinds of lg. A single door enough to cover uch an opening would be too large and heavy to move easily or to support and retain on the car, and therefore, supplemental doors slidably mounted like the main doors have heretofore been provided to cooperate with the main door 5.1 closing the enlarged opening.

The pr n ry object of this invention is to provide an ar rent of main and supplemental doors for a r ay car ha ring a relatively large door ich the main door is a sliding door, as has been customary, but in which .re supplemental door is hinged and so related to the wail structure of the car that when it is closed it forms structurally and functionally a part the car wall in a manner and to an ex tent quite impossible in the case or a sliding door.

Another object is to provide a double door structure of the kind indicated in which the swinging or hinged door is so constructed and arranged that it is possible to use a standard sliding door of the type now in common use on railway box cars.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a railway car with a typical application of my invention thereon.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 22 of Fig. 1 showing the door in closed position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line 2--2 of Fig. 1 showing the doors in partially open position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the usual parts of the car are shown, such as side plate 1; side sill 2; flooring 3; lintel side sheathing 5; inside lining 6; fascia '7; front door post 8 and rear door post 9.

In the form of my invention illustrated the (Cl. fi -21) main door 12 is of ordinary construction and comprises top (13) and bottom (14) rails and front (15) and rear (16) battens connected at the corners of the door by gussets. The top rail interacts with a hood 17 to form a weatherproof construction and the lower rail forms a tread to ride upon the roller 18 which is mounted in the bracket 19 to support the car. The rear batten 16 engages the weather-strip. 20 on the door post 9 to form a weatherproof construction, while the front batten 15 engages a jamb 21 extending outwardly from the front margin of the hinged door 22 and is engageable therewith to form a waterproof construction. Only the main door is used until it becomes necessary to have a larger opening, at which time the supplemental door is opened.

The supplemental door 22 is hinged at one vertical edge of the opening to the door post 8 and is arranged to partially close the opening with its exterior surface substantially flush with the outside surface of the car wall 5 to reduce wind resistance when the car is in motion, to simplify waterproofing and to give more room inside of the car. This supplemental door cornprises two parts hinged together (232 l) so as to fold upon each other and swing as a unit outside of the car body when the door is in open position, thus allowing the hinged door to be broken and opened without disturbing the lading. This would not be true if the hinged door swung inwardly.

Each part of the supplemental door illustrated comprises a rectangular frame consisting of rails -31 and battens 21-3233 secured together at the corners of the door by gussets and having, a wooden filler. The parts of the sup plemental door are provided with members 34 and 35 which overlap each other and are provided with a groove to form a weatherproof construction. The rear edge oi one of the doors is provided with a lip 36 to engage a recess in the door post 8 for weatherproofing. The front batten is provided with a lip 37 to engage the lip 38 on the batten on the main door. The lower rail 31 rides in the threshold 39. The upper rail 30 has a lateral extension 40 which projects over the trough 41 which is secured to the side plate. 7

The supplemental door is held in closed position by the locking rods and 51 which are actuated by the handle 52 and lever 53 to engage pockets 5455 in the lintel and floor respectively or other parts of the car forming the top and bottom of the car opening. The rods are furnished with guides 56. The two parts of the supplemental door are prevented from opening up or moving relative to each other by the bar 57 resting normally in supports 58 which is moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 when the supplemental door is to be opened.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope: or" the claims will occur to pesons skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In a railway car having a side wall and a door opening therein, the combination of a door hinged at one vertical edge of the opening to partially close the opening with its outer surface substantially flush with the outer surface of the side wall when in closed position, said hinged door comprising two parts hinged together so as to fold upon each other when the door is in open position, a slidahle door arranged to move in a vertical plane outside of the side wall to close the remainder of the opening, and a jamb extending outwardly from the front margin of the hinged door engageaole with the slidable door to provide a stop therefor.

2. In a rai way car having a side Wall and a door opening therein, the combination of a door hinged at one vertical edge of the opening to partially close the opening with its outer surface substantially flush with the outer surface of the side wall when in closed posiuon, said hinged door comprising two parts hinged together so as to fold upon each other when the door is in open position, a slidahle door arranged to move in a vertical plane outside of the side Wall to close the remainder of the opening, and a jamb extending outwardly from the front margin of the hinged door said joint overlapping a portion of the slidable door to form a waterproof construction between the doors.

3. In a railway car having a side wall and a door opening therein, the combination of a door hinged at one vertical edge of the opening to partially close the opening with its outer surface substantially flush with the outer surface of the side wall when in closed position, said hinged door comprising two parts hinged together so as to fold upon each other when the door is in open position, a slidable door arranged to move in a vertical plane outside of the side wall to close the remainder of the opening, a jamb extending outwardly from the front margin of the hinged door to provide a stop therefor, and a locking device mounted upon the jamb engageable with the car body to retain the hinged door in closed position.

4. In a railway car having a side wall and a door opening therein, the combination of a door hinged at one vertical edge of the opening to partially close the opening with its outer surface substantially flush with the outer surface of the side wall when in closed position, said hinged door comprising two parts hinged together so as to fold upon each other when the door is in open position, a slidable door arranged to move in a vertical plane outside of the side wall to close the remainder of the opening, a jamb extending outwardly from the front margin of the hinged door to provide a stop therefor, and a locking device mounted upon the jamb engageable with the car body said locking device being positioned outside of the path of the slidable door so as to retain the hinged door in closed position independently of the s'lidable door.

5. In a railway having a door opening, the combination of a door hinged at one vertical edge of the door opening comprising two parts hinged together so as to fold upon each other when in open position, an upwardly opening trough secured to the car above the door opening and over said door, and upper rails secured to said parts respectively, each provided with a lateral extension which projects over the trough when the door is in closed position.

6. In a railwa car having a door opening, a

door hinged at one vertical edge of the opening comprising two parts hinged together so as to fold upon each other when in open position, one of said parts provided with a groove in its outer surface adjacent the meeting edges of the viding an escape for water getting under said member.

GARTH G. GILPIN. 

